Cigar-box



' E. P. HAMBURG.

CIGAR BOX.

No. 605,421. Patented June 7,1898.

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EUGENE F. HAMBURG, OF ROCHESTER, NEW YORK.

" CIGAR-BOX.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 605,421, dated June 7, 1898. Application filed May 15,1897. Serial No. 636,729. (No model.)

T0 to whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EUGENE F. HAMBURG, of Rochester, in the county of Monroe and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cigar-Boxes; and I do hereby declare the following to bea full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

The object of this invention is to provide a box of novel construction which is intended more especially for use in connection with cigars that are tied up in bundles, and to this end the upper parts of the sides and front of the box are hinged to the lower part thereof in order that it may be folded back and better expose the cigars, so as not to require the removal of the same.

The invention also contemplates a modification of the shape of the box embodying the other features, but providing a larger space at the bottom to give additional room for the cigars when the band or retaining-string'of the bundle is broken. To the above ends and to such others a the invention may pertain the same consists in providing a box the upper part of which presents inwardly-inclined sides, with back and front shaped to correspond, the said inclined sides and corresponding portion of the front being hinged to the lower part of the box, said box being provided with a hinged top.

The invention further consists in the particular shape of the box in connection with the hinged upper sections thereof.

In the following specification I have entered into a detail description of the invention, including modifications of the general construction, reference being had to the accompanying drawings and to numerals thereon, which designate the different parts, and what I consider to be the novel features of construction are specifically set forth in the claims.

In the drawings forming part of this specification, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a box constructed in accordance with my invention. Fig. 2 is amodification of Fig. l in which the lid is hinged to onev of the hinged side pieces. Fig. 3 is a perspective view showing a modification in the shape of the box',retaining the principle of having the upper parts hinged and the sides sloped inward.

In Figs. 1 and 2 of the drawings .1 have shown a box constructed to conform to the shape of a bundle of cigars, and to this end it is provided with six sides, including top and bottom, with upright end pieces shaped to conform with the disposition of the sides. The bottom of the box is designated by the numeral 1, from which the lower parts 2 2 of the sides incline outward, and t0 the upper edges thereof are hinged continuations 3 3 of said sides, which incline or slope inward, the

back and front 4 and 5, respectively, being shaped at their ends to conform with the inclinations of the sections of the side pieces. The lid 6 is hinged to the upper part of the back 4, and the front is divided into two sections which are hinged to each other on a line with the upper edges of the stationary part of the side pieces This forms a box .which'will receive a bundle of cigars, being made of a size to correspond with the size of the bundle, and by providing the sides and front with hinged sections, as hereinbefore described, said sections may be folded back after the lid is lifted and will expose the upper half of the bundle to display the cigars to a better advantage. In Fig. 2 the lid is hinged to one of the hinged sections instead of being attached to the stationary wall of the box.

The modification illustrated in Fig. 3 consists in forming the lower half of the box with straight side and end walls, forming substantiallya rectangular body 7 ,with a back 8 that is extended above the body, the upper part of the box being shaped as illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2, in which the hinged sections of the sides are designated by the numerals 9, while the hinged front is referred to by the numeral 10, the lid 11 being shown as hinged to the upper end of the back, though it is evident that it could be hinged to one of the hinged sections, as set forth in Fig. 2. This modification provides additional space in the lower part of the box, that will allow the cigars to spread out or have more room when'the band or retaining-string of the bundle is broken. However, the idea of having the upper part shaped to conform with the bundle and provided with hinged sections is carried out in this modification to provide for inspecting a greater part of the bundle and preventing unnecessary handling of the same. It is also obvious that modifications in regard to the size and length ofthe boxes shown and described herein could be made without sacrificing any of the ad vantages of the invention, and I therefore reserve the right to make such modifications and changes as are within the spirit and scope of my claims.

Having thus described my invention, What I claimas new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. A box for the purpose set forth, having hinged sections forming the upper part of the sides said hinged sections being inclined inwardly the upper part of the front and back being shaped to correspond thereto, said front having also a hinged section forming the upper part of the same, the box constructed with the hinged side and front sections, as described, having also a hinged lid, substan tially as shown and described.

2. A box for the purpose set forth, having sides which are inclined outwardly from the bottom and then inwardly the upper sections beinghinged to the lower sections, in connection with the front and back shaped at its ends to correspond with the inclinations of the sides, the front having an upper hinged section; together with a top or lid attached to the box so formed, substantially as shown and described.

In testimony whereof I have signed this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

EUGENE F. HAMBURG.

Witnesses:

HOWARD W. SNEoK, ATHEAN 0. ALLYN. 

